Manduca diffissa explained

Manduca diffissa is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1871. It is known from most of South America.^[1]

Description

The wingspan is 100–105 mm.

Biology

Adult moths have been recorded from July to August and from September to December.

Subspecies

• Manduca diffissa diffissa (Butler, 1871) (Argentina and Uruguay)
• Manduca diffissa mesosa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) (Argentina and Bolivia)
• Manduca diffissa petuniae (Boisduval, 1875) (south-eastern Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia)
• Manduca diffissa tropicalis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Guyana, French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil and Nicaragua)
• Manduca diffissa zischkai (Kernbach, 1952) (Bolivia)

External links

• Web site: CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae . Cate-sphingidae.org . https://archive.today/20121203025019/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/diffissa.html . 2012-12-03 . 2011-11-01.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Silkmoths . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012000837/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mdiffdif.htm . 2012-10-12 . dead . Silkmoths.bizland.com . 2007-10-31 . 2011-11-01 .